Warren Truss Wide Bay, National Party, Leader of the Nationals
3:11 pm
Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
Ms Anna Burke Speaker
Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?
Warren Truss Wide Bay, National Party, Leader of the Nationals
In question time, the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport criticised me for not attending the Cooroy to Curra opening. I did not attend because the minister did not give me an invitation to attend, even though all of the money for the project was funded by the previous government.
Honourable members interjecting—
Ms Anna Burke Speaker
Order! The member for Mayo, the member for Dawson and several others in that vicinity are lucky it is Thursday afternoon.
Ms Anna Burke Speaker
Does the member for Aston claim to have been misrepresented?
Alan Tudge Aston, Liberal Party
In question time today, the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth implied that I had endorsed the government's policy priorities. If he had read my speech or listened to my speech, he would have found that he was not correct.
Ms Anna Burke Speaker
The member for Aston will resume his seat. The member for Aston does need to demonstrate where he has been misrepresented.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
Ms Anna Burke Speaker
Does the Leader of the House claim to have been misrepresented?
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
I do—just then.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
As the former minister for transport would know, the invitations are issued by the Queensland LNP government.
Mr Truss interjecting—
They are. You know that is the case, or didn't you do anything? That is right; you did not do any openings because you did not do anything. State governments do the invites.
Ms Anna Burke Speaker
The Leader of the House is now abusing the opportunity and will resume his seat.
Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
3:13 pm
Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
Ms Anna Burke Speaker
Does the Manager of Opposition Business claim to have been misrepresented?
Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
I do, most grievously.
Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
Again, for a second day in a row, the minister for school education has claimed that I failed to address the issues of the national school improvement plan in his bill. In fact, there is no national school improvement plan in his bill, so it is quite impossible to address it.
Ms Anna Burke Speaker
The Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. I advise the House that personal explanations are actually a very serious thing. If we continue to abuse them and make them a laughing stock, then they will not have any relevance in the future.